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There's a wealth of how to articles on his website but this one is about stressed skin, the best I've come across. Here you go folks: http://www.ratomodel.../stressed_skin/ And here are the rest of the articles: http://www.ratomodeling.com/index_articles.html

Thank you all for the info, you guys just saved me $1200. The low end of the 3D printers are just not worth for the level of detail I was looking for. It's cheaper to stick with the aftermarket sets.

Printing cockpit sets? Flaps? Landing gears? Would the level of detail be worth dropping 1200 dollars and making your own subject of a model? If anyone has experience and pictures, please share. Thanks!

Here is my MiG 17, did a bit of work lately. I dressed up the ejection seat and added some wires to the engine, otherwise it is straight out of the box:

When I was a kid there was a guy who had cast metal MiG -19s on the pillars along his fence.That was in another time and in another country, I want to do the same here but drop the flaps on mine and weather them a bit. I don't know if I would actually do that but that's my fantasy anyway.

Thank you!!!! I don't know why I couldn't find it.

Hi everybody, I got the huge Shenyang F-6 MiG 19S for a good price at the LHS but the instruction sheet is missing. Can anyone help? thanks!

Hi y'all, Just got my "Dack" today Just amazing how much detail is packed in that box. Way to go Cyber Hobby! It can be built with or without the aux fuel tank if that's not your fancy

Thank you!!!

Thank you guys! About the rigging,- thin fishing line with small globs of J&B Weld applied with a tooth pick. And a pair of really strong magnifying glasses.

You guys! I just ordered my second one.

1/48 Mil Mi-8/17MD Mil Mi-28N Pleaseeeee!

Yesterday I got my GWH Mig 29 from Great Models, I mean SprueBrothers. The new kit is fantastic, it immediately made my Academy one(s) obsolete! Sure, it is more expensive, but you don't have to buy any aftermarket brassin. Love the detailed engines, nice touch. Good job Yufei, I am really impressed:

Hi everyone, Is anyone willing to part with their Hs P.87? I realize this is a resin kit. Thanks!

Thank you, guys! The weathering --basically, I just ran highly thinned streaks of Floquil "Flesh" up and down the hull. Then I used ground pastel chalk thinned with Tamiya thinner for the rusty spots, tried to make it random. The hatch door was treated with Burned Sienna-Burned Umber-Mars Black artist oil mix, more or less in equal parts. I wish I had those mags when I was finishing my sub! Update Nov 19: I just received the first two of four mags "The Weathering Magazine." They are from Spain and they are awesome! Here is a link for USA customers. The magazine is very well produced a

Some close ups:

Here are the finished pix:

Thank you, guys! Here is a small update. I finished the hull ( I think) to my satisfaction: Here I blended the sharp lines a little bit with Floquil's Engine Black: Next I will work on the upper half, but first will let it dry over night and will seal it with a coat of future tomorrow.

Thanks for the tip! I did not know how to do that. The Alanger kit looks mighty fine also, it has some raised panels and has some "soft pillow" effect but over all it looks good to me. I have two Akulas in the stash. Shame.

Thank you guys! It would have been helpful if I read my own box before I post. I was looking at the Alanger kit, which is the Akula k-267, the two subs look similar and I mistakenly named this one as the Akula. I wish I could change the title but I can't. Spasibo, "Chernaya Akula", I know, the bridge windshield is a bummer, also didn't look at reference pictures before I glued it. I would have drilled out the frame, probably would have ruined it, too. )

Here is some pre-shading: I used Floquil's Engine Black with a drop of Linseed oil for smooth flow (prolongs the drying time): The hull after a coat of Model Master's "Russian Marking Red", which comes off more like "Carrot Orange" than "Commie Red", but here it goes:

Very nice kit, highly recommended. Comes with photo etched parts: The entry / exit hatch door has some ejection pin marks and some seam joints around the fins,no problem filling them in: After a light coat of Alclad's primer:

Oh great, now Squadron's website looks just like any other website out there. Way to go, squadron! There are some buttons that look like left over Domino's pizza boxes, I guess these are the "NEXT" buttons, how can anyone tell since it doesn't say actually "next". Fail.

You're right guys it's Fine Molds. It's not Fujimi, I gotta change that. I guess the cannons just looked funny to me. Besides, I lost them so I can't show what I mean.

Here is the fastest "hunk-o-junk" in the galaxy- almost done minus the turrets. Fujimi's I mean, FineMolds' kit is superb, goes together very easy, the only complaint is that there are no masks for the clear parts. And the gun turrets look just silly. I just couldn't bring myself to put them on, they make the otherwise great model look like a toy. That and the fact that I lost them, makes this falcon go without quads. All in all, it is a great kit. I enjoyed putting it together. Here, the falcon is seen making the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs. Note the turrets have been re